Commentary
Notes on cases, procedure and the law — general commentary, not legal advice
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Related-party loans in family law: Han & Han [2026] FedCFamC1A 54
Austin J has again delivered a judgment of real practical value for family law practitioners. This decision provides clear and accessible guidance on how…
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Can You Really Go to Jail for Lying in Family Court?
The short answer is yes — and a Melbourne man found that out the hard way in April 2025. Most people going through a…
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Annulment of an Apprehended Violence Order in NSW under section 84: pathway and its consequences for firearms licensing
Solicitors representing defendants in apprehended violence order proceedings are familiar with the immediate consequences that flow from the making of an order. What is…
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Employee v ‘The Employer’ [2023] — unfair dismissal application filed out of time
In Employee v ‘The Employer’ [2023] [2023] FWC 606, Mr Strik acted for the Applicant, the employee, concerning an application for unfair dismissal remedy…
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Kenton & Odom [2026] — dismissal of application for appeal
In Kenton & Odom [2026], Mr Strik appeared as counsel, representing the respondent Mr Odom in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.…
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Show-cause bail: Williams v R [2026] NSWCCA 17
CASE NOTE Williams v R [2026] NSWCCA 17 Court of Criminal Appeal, Supreme Court of New South Wales Mitchelmore JA, Dhanji J, Coleman J…
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Why a Final AVO in NSW Means No Firearms Licence for Over a Decade — And Why the Courts Have Closed Off the Escape Route
If you are subject to a final Apprehended Violence Order (AVO) in New South Wales, you cannot hold a firearms licence. That much is…
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NSW DPP Guidelines (summary)
NSW OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROSECUTIONS — PROSECUTION GUIDELINES (MARCH 2021) Issued under s.13(1) of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986…
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Two section 10 dismissals today
Downing Centre Local Court today at 12.30pm; The client faced two charges arising from an incident outside a Kings Cross venue in the early…
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Stephen Lawrence MLC on sentencing reform Feb 2026
This was something that the government announced over the weekend, and it’s a pretty big reform proposed to the criminal law, particularly to the…